Chapter 160 Escaping the Island

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Just as Hattie was on the brink of panic, a servant rushed up from the wine cellar and said, “Miss Hattie, the water leak downstairs is getting worse. Do you know what happened?”

“Getting worse?”

After hearing this, Hattie’s heart skipped a beat.

Could my brother have been right all along?

She struggled to maintain her composure. “Have you moved all the wine upstairs?”

The servant nodded. “Almost everything is upstairs now.”

Hattie said, “Then you guys come up and rest for a while. I’m heading upstairs.”

After saying that, Hattie hurriedly ran upstairs to discuss the situation with Benson.

Benson finally contacted Hannah.

On the film set, Hannah heard the news and immediately sent someone to contact the real estate manager who had originally sold her the island.

After some interrogation, the truth came out: the island had been artificially expanded.

Hannah was deceived. She felt a surge of regret.

Since several years had passed, the real estate manager now showed his true colours and shrugged off the accusations. “Ms. Leid, how can you say I deceived you? The price for the island was already very low, with a 40% discount. You get what you pay for. I’m sure you understand that as an adult.”

Furious, Hannah retorted, “Just wait. I’m taking you to court!”

“That’s your right, Ms. Leid, but let me remind you, you won’t win,” the real estate manager replied.

Hannah was about to explode with anger and ended the call abruptly because she didn’t want to speak more with him. She dialled Benson with urgency. “Benson, you all need to leave the island immediately. I just found out from the real estate manager that the island was artificially filled in. We got scammed. With -the heavy rain causing leaks, your suspicions were spot on. The island might collapse. Get out now!”

quickly called

asked the real estate manager, and he informed me that the island had been artificially expanded! I was deceived.

information Benson had already learned from a geologist.

island was in serious trouble.

the bridge of his/nose in frustration. “Mum,

has already checked with the yachts, and no

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do?” Hannah started to

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to do either. The ocean surface’s weather was highly unstable, and

if this continued, things would only

as possible. It was estimated that the island might collapse within a day, or at most, three

would certainly want to leave immediately, but the problem was they

they supposed to take a tiny speedboat? That wouldn’t be enough to save their lives; a single wave

lamented, “If we had known this earlier, you

upstairs and saw Benson on the phone with Hannah. She quickly stepped forward and

island owned by

she’d inquired about the neighbouring properties, so she knew the owner was Niall

commented, “Liam is vacationing there with Hayden and the

for a moment.

them and ask

up the call and urgently contacted

Ridge family. He was also Benson

wasted no time. He immediately

life–threatening circumstances and the families‘ past ties, Anton

of calls, Niall’s phone

“Hello, Dad?”

Anton’s words, Niall got

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